Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box hanging figure Another beautiful box

Another beautiful box

But what a great figure I think he is

and these spin brilliantly--perfect for breaking the concentration of your opponent(s)

with sort of a scalloping to the walls of the cage

she's a Black Forest carving

Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box hanging figure Another beautiful boxI've always got an eye peeled for beautiful antique sets of spillikins, also known as spellicans, which were a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, and which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. I just think they are incredibly beautiful objects as well as very fun to play. Made of bone, this is the first set I've ever seen that includes musical instruments: a trumpet, a